North Carolina Newspapers

.. ;o;o a. V ' aJL jft aowERS ceaEcnoi? k Home Newspaper Published in the Interest oHhe People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. . Salisbury, N. G.t Tuesday, October-5h, 5909. Wm, H. Stewart, Editor H9 Watcltnia Is 7 VOL. V. NO. 42. it i I f MEETING OF OLD SOLDIERS. Charles F. Fisher Camp P.e-organizee and a Delighiful Dinner Enjoyed. The Col. Chan. F. FiherCamp; 310, Confederate Veteraus, met ,h re on Thursday and while there was no wjiai .r roil call. 158 f the old heroes wr- cMinteo in Sine. Capt W. 0. 0' ughenour was ch 'en 5-. s r -m m -nu'er. The other olIL' trs .'!-. -"!; i r :.s follows: Ool !:nl ''oumvuider, A. tf. Boy- doti. Major Commander, O. R. Bark er. Adjutant, R W. Price Chaplain, Rev. Geo. II. Cox. Cammisary Sergeant, A. Park er. Sergeant, Dr. E. Rose Dertett. Secretary and treasurer, W. L. Kluttz. Color bearer, Ja V. Fisher Th9 meeting on Thursday was o e of the largest- they have over hold dnspito rl-o fact th it their numis-rs have been, depleted by dath iace the !&. meeting Wo official figure could e obtained bur al'oa'. twenty : avu died si:,ce that time. Among them are Capt. Jus. R Crawford, Capt, John A Ramsay, Capt. T B B-all, R v. F ). Mirdoch and Gi ea Owem They are ail old men now, and at -ach succ es;ve roll cull 'ewer aud fewer will answer to their names, uutil in a very few years there will be none to ;mser, but they ar a jolly wet and when they meet, as upon this occasion, they are as full of fun as a crowd of school boys. The meeting was called to order in the court houe at 10:20 a. m. by Capt. W. C. Conghnour and prayer was offered by Rev. M. M Kinard of Pt .lohu'fl Lutheran church. W. L Kluttz, secretary, with Prof. L. H. Roth rock and Enquir ers P. A. Sloop and S- A. Eiiri:-hardt-,' as assistants, constit'itd the temporary and later the per manent orgaaization of the sess ion. Upon motion by A, H. Boy den a committee of thre was appoint ed to select a speaker to deliver a memorial address on May 10th, 1910 in tribute to the memory of deceased comrades. At the conclusion of the busi ness session, the Vbterans were formed in line, on Mam street in front of the court house, and with Adjutant R. W. Price it their head, marched to the west side of the court house, where, from the windows of the grand jury room, beautifully li lied wo- d -n plates were handed them by t"eir good women friends on the':, sido, aftr which tbey arranged th-m&elven in groups on the lawn, or on the steps as best pleased them, and discas3ed their dinner aid old time war stories with man u joke aud many a laugh. Aftr th-y had eaten their fid A'ijut u.t Price passed around among them dis tributing cigars with a free hai d to all that would tnke them, aud, soon the air was fil'ed with smoke anl that delightful aroma th t comes from a good cigar. That some of them held their cigars awkwardly, or put the wrong end in the mouth occasionally, was nof noticed much. The re organ ization of Camp Fisher shows it to be a very iarg one, but short I n -tice had been given and it is j likely that many did not receive; it in tim-1 to attend this meeting, j For ity historical value the names of thoje wh became members to day, are given : W . A. Myers, Co. G, 66th Reg. A. W. Rusher, Co. A, 57th Reg. D. K. Hilt, C-,. D, Slit R-g. P. C. G -odman, Co. C, 33d Reg. J. A. Hartman, 0 . K. 5th Reg. Noah Kil Co. K. 5th Rer. R. R.-Lntz, Co. C, 87th R -g. Wm. Wilkerso.o, Rowan Artil- lery. B. F. W.ant, Co. B. 57th Reg R. M. File, Co. C, 57th R . Jess - Hellard, . 9 I, 50th Reg. D A Lyerly, Co G, Jun, Reser ves. S A Earnhardt, Co C, 57th Reg. R C Poole, Co H, 54th Reg. Sam Eller, Co H, 23rd Reg. C B Bir'-re-, Co K, 8th Reg. H R K "sler, Rowan Artillery. B R Ketchie, Co D, 42nd Reg. Robert Earnhardt, Rowan Ar tillery. ,W G Th mp3on, "Co F, 13th Reg. .V F Hunt, Co E, 5th Reg. W F Hill, Co B, J Reserves. Allison Overcash, Co B, 42nd R-g. S R Rnfty, Co F, 7th Reg. A L M L-niz, C R, Junior Re serves. D J Gcodnian, Co B, 7lst Reg. H S E irnhardt, CoB,68ih R"g. P A Sloop, Co D, 34th Reg. M J Earnhardt. W E Deal. J D Miller. J W Link. Rufus Beaver. PIps Wise. H W McNeply. W A McCorkle. ; P C Shuffler Co E 58th Reg. A B st Co K 5th Reg. P H Cauble Co K 5th Reg. Valentine C-ok. Co G 5th Reg. Geo A Cauble CGc-h Reg. G W Baker. Co C, 5th Rg. H G Cranlord, Co G,o7i.h Reg. H C C rrih-r, Co G, 42d Reg. A II Boyden, Courier R. F. Hoke. 1 G H Basir.scer., Co K, 4th Reg. Henry eaver, Co F, 57th Reg. G Henrv Brown, Co G; 6th Reg. W C Coughenour, Co K, 4th Reg. S T Bhickwelder, Co G, 42d Reg H 0 Agner, Co G, Rowan Artil lery. M W Stickleather, Co B, 4th Rog. V C Fraley, C K, 4th Reg C J Lire, Co G, 6th Reg. Edmund Sifferd, Go K 5th Reg. Pi iik m y Lndwig. Co H 8th Reg. Ne;...n Allman,' Co G, 42 d Reg. L T Rendleman, Co G, th Reg. T J Safrit, Co B,.20th keg. V A Bnis, Co K, 4th Reg. W A Myers, Co I. 14th Reg J L Can bio. Co K. 24th Reg. W G Rico, Co C, 49th Reg. Alex. Grubb, Co A, 54th Reg. W H Bos Co B 40th Reg.. M M Holahouser, Co K, 4th Rog. John Harkey, Co B, 42d Reg. C A Lentz Co C, 49th '-teg. M L Sigman, Co A, 12th Reg, C C Lentz, Co C, 49t.b Reg. J A Kluttz, Co K, 27th Reg. Goo. N Wyatt, Co G, 27th Reg. Danisi Harkey, Co B, 42ud Reg. D A SilYord, Co D, 10th Art. Jonathan Rabou, Co E, 42nd Rg. HC Black a elder, Co G, 42nd Rg. Macou Lemons, Co E, 28feh Reg. J F Okfina, Co G. Gth Reg. A A B stia., Co B Jun . Rg. L H Ruthroek, Co G, Cfch Reg. R L Graham, Co B, 4th Rg J F Cowan. Co B, 4th Reg. . J F Hoilig, Co G, 6th Rg. C L Brown, 10th Reg; Rowan Artiiiery J V Fi-her, Co H, 8th. Reg. J W Wilson, Co F, 42nd Rg. H N Woodson, 13th N C Bat 10th Va Cav. A F Goodman, Co C, 4th Reg. R W Trice, Co B, 42ud Reg, P M Barring.-r, Co B, 2nd J Re- j serves. S C K-.tchey, Co A, 42ud Reg, D A Ketchey, Co C, 18th Reg. W A Huffman, Co H. 18th Reg. Paul Peeler, Co C, 57th Reg. W C BnncefiV.d, C C, 3rd R-g. F M Tarrh, Co K, 8th R-g. J M Eddieman, Co C, 57th Reg J L Shuleuberger, Co C, 57th ( Re,:. H A Fisher, Co B, 6Gf.ri Reg. J M Bostian, Co H, 42nd Reg. B P B..singer, C F, 7ch Reg. B D Cauble, Co B, 42nd Reg. W C Enniss, Co K, 57th Reg. J Th s. Fry, K. 7th Reg. J-P Lurz, Co K, S?h R g. B 11 Woo , Co B, 4G;h Reg. D L Holahouser, Co K, 41st Reg. I Richard J- ?ey, Co A, Freeman's Batallion. T J Lyorly, Co B, 4th Reg. . Jerry Kluttz, Co B, 46th Rfg. James A Reid, Co 0, 66th Reg F M Holshouser, Co B, 46th Reg, j j q Menius, Co A, 57th Reg . r F Fleming, Co F, 7th Reg. OFFIOIALS DISREGARD OATH. Evidences of Violation of law Where put in Force Against Pubi c Sentiment. The increasing number of ar rests by the police for drunkei. ness and allied offe.ises against the peace and g od order of the town forces the conviction upon one that th3re is need of a more effective enforcement of the law. rWilmington Star. Here is a town upon which the abolition of saloons were forced by outside votes. The sentiment of the community was adverse to the law and therefore it is nat urally and inevitably the casp, the elective officials are lax in its enforcement. When a newspaper publishes items like the above, tending to show that prohibition by general law d es not prohibit, there is a disposition in some quarters to attribute thn bearing . i the statement to ihe fri'-ndii ness of the newspapers to the sa loons. But the testimony is too voluminous and covers too many widely separated localities to be dismissed so cavalierly. The re ports from Georgia ani Alabama tell the same story and those from Maine and Kansas, and the jour nalist who is seeking the truth cannot afford to ignore them. In North Carolina it is not alone in the cities that condition are alleged wljich go to e-tablish the failure of genera! prohibitory statutes to suppress the sale of in toxicants or exterminate drunken ness, nor have we to rely on the statement of the public journals R. L. Dayis, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League in our sis ter State, has recently issued an address in which he seas both the crying necessity that the citizen ship should wake to the fact that the liquor laws are becoming dead Jotters and arouse itself to the i task of banishing the m vvvahine r and the blind tiger. Mr. Davi verifies his view of the sitmtt.'n by citing letters he h:d received from persons friendly to the cause of prohibition in various part of the State. Norfolk Landmark . - Pilitui and Disgusting Case Before Shelby' Mayor, Shelby. Sept, Ss9. A spectacle as unusual as it was disgusting presented itself before bhe.lbjrs mayoralty court yesterday, the principals tc the stag" setting be ing a drunken white woman wih babe in arms and a h?art!oss, in different husband. The couple passed through en route to the mountains bordering the eoui:ty line separating Cleveland and Burke. The woman became bois terously drunk and as locked up for the, night by the chief of p -lice. Earlv in the nv rning, be fore the case c -.;u!d be hoard by the mayor, the husband decamped leaving the wife to her fat---. H was overtaken and brought b&ck. but expressed himself a being v terly indifferent as to nny punish ment that might be i: fltcied npou his unhappy spouse. He refused to pay a fine, go on her bond or do a:ythiug to relieve the situa tion. In u'ter despair the mayor finally suspend-d judgment and forced the husband to take his wife on with him. Such a case of total depravity ha never before ben witnessed here. Special to Charlotte Observer. M N Hall. Co C, 1st Reg A Parker, CoB, Freeman's Bat tery. Adam Basiuger, Co B, Free man's Battery. S L Elliott, Co H, 47th l?pg. FT C Kirk, Co B, 2nd Reg. W L Kluttz, Co F, 7th Rog. I) A Huffman, Co D, 66'h Reg. Rufus Miller. Co E, 32d Reg fiii Wyatt C D, Rowan Artil lery J L Bogle, CtK, 4th Rog. S J Young, Co F, 54th Reg. J V Pethol, Co A, 20th Reg. T Wiggins, Co F, 1st Reg. D P Walters, Co C, 33rd Reg. T W Burgess,; Co A, 6th Reg. Ambrose Casper, Co K, 4t h Reg. THE TELEPHONE MATTER. Bell Company Claim They OfierMtie Local Company a Most Liberal Contract. Having published, last week, an article from theC ucord Times relative to the effort of the Southern Bell Telephone Co; to get iuto Concord we reproduce the article below, taken frvm The Times, on the game subject. As The Times says the Bell is making eyery effart possible to enter Coi cord and at the same time stren uonsly opposing the entry of the independent lines, It ia strange jeople can-not eeo au injustice except when they arc the sufferer In issue of The Times of Sep tember 20 we made reference to a petition whxh was baing circalat ed here asking the Conoord Telep hone Co. to make an arrange ment with the Southern Beil Telephone and Telegraph Co., to run its long distance toll lines in to the switchboard of the Ice a! company here, thus enabling pa trons of that line to talk to long distance points c ver their local 'phones What the editor ff The Times said in that aiticle was based on the propstd coutract as submitt ed to the local company, and which, in cur judgment, was un fair to them and favorable to the Bell Telephone Co., in every par ticular, bpeakmg ot tms con tract we said : "It is utterly unreasonable, and places our people at the mercy of the Bell. Under it all subscribers here are compelled to obey the rules of the Bell, and no local hr.es can be extended without per mission of r he iej, Ai I'l'-i-rag-.-S must go nver the Bell lines, even between p.oot? cxi:t ;ct nl .vv ii th Concord company, as Mfr pe'f ant and Chin.i Grve are. Besides, it is a stipulation that ail new 'phones put in must be Bell 'phons or th' 'so approved by them." We Eav orieiiiF.ll ' o-niy the cen'fTi'ct; ae ,- or poged", as we stated, and as we understood it, all the provisions referred to were made. The di?tict superintendent, of the B il company, Mr M, B. Spier, of Ch.-?jl"tt", ndvises us that there w:is ?ubmitted with the contract which we caw a letter modifying ail of these provision, giving the lo.-a! company the entire field for five uiileg circumference, allowing it t use its owi. iii.es tj Mt Pi -iis an", and China Grove for the trail mission of local messages, -md al : ovii:-r',:) ..'--h--- of 'phouna wherever disiifd. Mr Spier claiiii-j that he bus offe'ed a mo reps -nabl ; c ntrac' and th it he ha - Dl'dd ' ' rv 'MVai-yj p;).jji. !) in c rder to have the connection made here with to-ir ior.g distance un-3. The l' 41 c mpauy also states that if this traffic arrangemenn is eo red into it will takeout ail its tel 'phonos m C ucord and tko dow 1 it, poles and lines that the C mcord company will be under no o: lig'.ti 'U t . p'rcha$5 them-u:;'e(-s it so eiejt?. 'A'.j uien-uion thegj matters' in justice to the Bell company, as certainly under no circumstances would we willingly do this com pany an injustice. On the other hand the Concord Telephone Co claims that the letter accompanying the contract does not modify the contract in any important particular. The local management has heard from various sources that the Bell peo ple would make certain conces sions, but it claims that these have never been put into writing Tho local company claim, how ever, that even if all the conces sion referred to w-re madS the arrangement would not bVade s;rable one for it, as the commis sion allowed on long distance bus inoss (15 per cent, on outgoing messages, not to exceed 20 crnta, 1 and 3 cents on oacn incoming message) would not justify them to haudle it. Another operator would be required and a Urge amount of bookkeping - won Id be neccessary. Based on the mos liberal business here the amount received by the Concord comwany Titlal Wave of Prosperity. Atlanta, Ga ,Sept 22. More ttian $100,000,000 will be distri but d among the people of Georgia alone during the next six monthB through ths marketing of the cot ton crops, accorbiug to the South 3ren Cotton Association, and one of the 1 wading c-.tton men of the country. "With spot cotton selling at 12 c !nts at interior, points and cot ton seed at $19 ton," he declaied, ,,the f ;ll season is opening with a verita le tidal wave of prosperity which will increase tho pulse of trade in all departments, "The crop will be shortest in Texas, Oklahoma, t Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, while th Production in all the eastern Stat s will be under that of last year. Reports indicate a con siderable portion of thia crop was sold during the summer bygrow-f.-rs and supply merchants for de livery in October and November a::d when these deliveries are made the original " hedges sold ug iinst t hem will have to be bought iu and t his fact alone will tend to btr-ngthen and maintain the market A $15,000 Heme Lost by Failure to Take Receipts. On account of a clerical discre pancy in his books, and because of the back of a formal receipt to 3how w here the mouey has gone, W. N. Peoples, tax collector for district N3.3"of Mecklenburg, has made a d' ed of trust to his bond- irg company for all his property, atou! fifteen thousand. It is ad mitted the condition of the books oacl t o lnck of receipts for tax money paid v.ut is purely in the nature of a clerical error, but still the county had no records to show how the money has been used, hence the y to make good the amount of the discrepan cy, slid to be several thousand dollars and probably much more. could not he made to justify the extra expenditure necessary to conduot the business While the people of Concord would be g'ad indeed to have the advantage of tho long distance crnnections of the Bell Tele phone Co. , certainly they would .in t want this to be secured at the exponae ot the Concord Telephone Co., or in n way which would be to the disadvantage of this com pany; und under no circumstan ces would th:y want a;i arrang meut to be in.ide w hich would not pr . serve the independence of the ii. mi company. i'iie Cone ;a Telephone Co. and the independent lines at States vilie, High Point, Lexington and Thomasvillo are making, and have been making for some time, an earnest fight to enter Salisbury, which field is now exclusively con trolled by the Bell. If they could be allowed to establish a switch board in Salisbury, this would give theso twna communication with each other by lines indepen dent of the Bell. This, the Bell company ii fighting with every energy poBsible, of course. It is stated that 90 per cent, of leng distance messages is within 75 miles, and it can be seen that if this is true the connecting com panies would be able to conduct all but 10 per cent, of the, long distance business that is done over their own lines. This matter is appointed to come utj. before the board of aldermen of Salisbury to-night, and representatives from the Bell and the independent com panies will appear before the board at that time. Messrs. L.D. Coltrane, M. B. Stickley, L. T. II irtsell and several others from Concord will go up this afternoon. The Bed-Rock of Success- lies in a keen, clear brain-, backed by indomitable will and resistless energy. Such power comes from the splendid health that Dr. King's New Life Pills impart. They vitalize every organ and build up brain and body. J. A Harmon, Lizamore, W. Va.,! wiites: "They are the best pill lever used." 25c. at all drugs' gists. COST OF LIVING CLIMBS. But Most Trust Prices Are Said to Be Left Far Behind, The cost of 'living, which has been increasing so rapidly for most of the last thirteen years is again advancing from the slightly lower levelejbrought by the depres sion of J1908. All through the past summer the prices of the necessaries of life have been slowly advancing, reaching on August 1 tho highest figure report ed tor that date save one in 1907. The average cost of supplies practically every household mast buy has increased over 49 per cent., since 1896. but the Review of Reviewer remarks that it is "rather interesting" to note in the Bradsteet statistics that the commodities controlled by the trusts has generally shown a smaller inoreacse in price than the average. The Bradsteet agency has selected 106 articles of domestic consumption and has kept a care ful record of their prices month by month for seventen years. The hisrhest point over reached was in March 1907, after which came the moderated slump caned by the fin ancial disturbances of that yeai We are now marching steadily back towards this high record and the August figures are only 6.8 per cent, below it. Some of the indivdnal cases of increased cost are much more im pressive than the average. Rub ber has advanced from 81 cents a pound m 1896 to $1.98 a pound, now ; pork from $8 25 a barrel to $21.75; eggs from 12 1-2 cents a dozen to 28 cents ; mutton from 5 1-2 cents ; corn from 34 cents a bushel to 80 cents; wheat from 94 cents a bushel to $1.20., and so fcrbh. The figures given are wholesale prices and as a rule the advance to the ultimate consumer has been decidedly greater, New York Sun, A Woman Congressman. Out in Colorado there is in progress a lively political battle, one that is making the atmosphere sizzle, even at this early date. - The fight is over who is going to represent the State in Congress from among the many bright wo men politicians in both the Re publican and Democratic parties. For there seems to be no doubt that there will be a "lady Con gressman" from Colorado next time. This is now practically conceded by the wise men of both parties. Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker, a Dem ocrat, is suggested as one who might win the honor. Congress man Rucker is known to have an nounced that he is ready and will ing to step down and out to make room for Mrs. Decker whenever called upon to do sc. It is under stood that the Democratic party of the State is perfectly satisfied to have Mrs. Decker succeed Mr. Rucker, and whether it is or not will make no difference to Mrs, Decker, for she will more than Hkely enter the race. She is con ceded to be a brilliant woman, well versed in parliamentary usages, posted to a degree on eoo nomic and political questions, and an orator of considerable note all combining to equip her for the duties of ''congressman." With her are all the Democratic suffra gists in Colorado. A n d e r s on Mail. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Ca tarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F, J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfect ly honorable in all business trans actions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by bis nrm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O Hal 's Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by - i all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Apples Carefully Packed Brings Fancy Prices. Mr. 8. E. Dala returned Wed nesday from a trip South in the interest of his apple trade and is now busy shipping his fruit to fill orders taken. By careful gathering, grading and packing, he is getting $1.25 to $1.50 per bushel for his apples while other growers are getting 40 and 50 eta. per bushel; This shows what cul tivating, spraying, and proper gathering and handling will do for the apple business in this part of the country. As before stated Mr. Dula is grading and handling his apples carefully and packing them in small paper-lined boxes of standard size, whioh is another taking feature in the business. The nice boxes present a far more attractive appearance than the old rough crates. Lenoir News, Murder In Union County. Monroe, Sept 28. Ben Lingle, a young white, .man, was killed with a shotgun by his brother-in-law, Lonnie Rushing, last nigfit on the road near his home, about three miles east of Wingate. The two men lived with Lingle's fath er and had been drinking and quarreling during the day. Early in the evening Rushing left the house and went to a neighbor's from whom he borrowed the shot gun. He returned at night, met Lingle on the road and shot him in the head killing him instantly. Sheriff Griffith, notified by tele phone at 2 o'clock this morning, drove to the scene of the crime, but Rushing had esoaped and his present whereabouts is unknown. Special to Charlotte Observer. Failed fo Make Flight. New York, Sept. 29 The dirigi bles manned by Capt. Thomas Baldwin'and George Tomlinson failed to make the flight to Albany this afternoon for the $10,000 prize. After flying for fifty minutes . Captain Baldwin's engine failed and the balloon fell into the Hud son river and had to towed ashore. Tomlinson's oil tanks leaked and he descended near White Plains. He had been flying for two hours. This evening Wilbur Wright made three circuits of Governor's Island. When Trees Blow Up. Lightning makes trees explode like charged boilers. The flame of the lightning does not burn them up, nor does the electrio flash split them like an ax. The bolt flows through into all the damp cells of the trunk and all the moisture at once is turned into steam, which by its immedi ate explosion rips open the tree. For centuries this simple theory puzzled scientists, but they have got it right at last. Monroe Enquirer. Frightful Fate Averted. "I would have been cripple for life, from a terrible cut on my knee cap," writes Mr. Frank Dis- berry, Kelliher, Minn, "without Bucklen'8 Arnica Salve, which soon cured me." Infalible for wounds, cuts and bruises, it soon cures Burns, Scalds, Old Sores, Boils, Skin Eruptions. World's best for Piles. 25o. at all drug gists. The Press With Cook. It is impossible to read all the newspapers, but so far as we have been able to do so. or even to glance over them, it is seen that all of them are disposed to criticise Peary and praise Cook in the Pole discovery. And Peary appears to have arrived at the conclusion that he has played the fool and lost ground by denouncing Cook, Greensboro Record. It Costs Money to Paint. It costs more if you don't. Your house wears out if not pain ted. Then it costs money to re pair it and money to paint it. It don't cost much money to paint with the L. & M. Paint, because 4 gallons of the L. M. and 8 gal lons of Linseed Oil makes 7 gal lons of ready-for-use paint at only $1.20 per gallon. Thirty five years use in every part of the Uni ted States has proved it.Q Sold By: Salisbury Supply & Com mission Co., Salisbury. -i-.V'